Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #552547 in Books
• Published on: 1996-06
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 430 pages

Customer Reviews

Magician's bible
If you are serious about magic, then this book is just as important as Tarbell. Buy it.

A classic for all
I've had a copy of this book since 1975 and passed it on to my youngest son. This book as been part of our family since I was a teenager and will continue to be as long as it's avaible.

Amateur Magician's Handbook (AMH) by Henry Hay
This one book will open the doors of magic for you. The first two chapters are essential for the reader to understand how to create magic in the minds of the spectators. Mr. Hay is an excellent teacher and motivator. Although his passion was coin magic (T. Nelson Downs was his boyhood hero), he teaches classic sleights for cards, coins, thimbles, balls, silks, etc. He gives wise counsel on buying apparatus, how to stage a magic show, performing for children, how to practice, and more. Although the AMH was originally written in 1950, the books listed in his bibliography are still recommended reading today. I had the rare opportunity to meet Mr. Hay in Germany and he was cordial and still proficient in his hobby. Do you want to learn magic? Buy this book.